Join us January 8, 2026, 7:30-9:00 AM, for Priming Your Presence with Leslie Fiorenzo! The Registration Link is under the image below.

Join us for our annual Christmas Party! Great food, great networking, great friends, and a great time! We will be at Hungerford, 2910 Lucerne Dr SE, Grand Rapids 49546 from 4:30-6:30 PM.

Join us November 13 as Joan Wallace introduces us to Hero's Corner/Shero's Corner "A Place Veterans Feel at Home." Our gracious host and breakfast sponsor will be Clark on Keller Lake, 2431 Forest Hills Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546. Every year we make it a point to focus on and appreciate our country’s veterans! Join us for breakfast and networking.

Join our panelists Charles Cottrell (Legacy Law), Rachel Dick (GROW Trust), and Sandra Wake (GROW Trust) for a timely and fun discussion on your future planning. Our generous host and breakfast sponsor is Care Patrol of Western Michigan, 5960 Tahoe Dr SE Suite 200 B, Grand Rapids, MI 49546. You don’t want to miss this one!

Join us for a fascinating update on Cascade Township with Andrea Hendricks, Cascade Community Planning & Development. Our event host and breakfast sponsor is United Bank, 900 East Paris Ave. You always meet somebody new at the FHBA!

Join the FHBA on August 14, 7:30-9:00 AM, as we meet with Lt. Andy Albright for a tour and presentation of the Cascade Fire Department at 2865 Thornhills Ave SE.

Our breakfast sponsor will be Anneke Huisman of KSI Kitchen and Bath. Registration link is below the Cascade image.

Join us July 10 for Happy Hour at the Sheraton Grand Rapids Airport-Outoor Tiki Bar!

Registration link below. Remember your first two FHBA meetings are free. Afterwards, we need you to join as a member.

On June 12, 2025, 7:30-9:00 AM, join us for a fascinating peek into the world of the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre presented by Erik Wolenberg.

As the new Executive Director for the Civic, Erik values the organization’s past and will bring new initiatives that build on the theatre’s victories, leading the organization to success in new and bold ways. Prior to his appointment in 2024, Wolenberg’s most recent leadership role was a five-year tenure at Hope Network where he oversaw the organization’s fundraising, external relations, investments, and administration, along with creating a diversified, sustainable revenue model while also rebuilding the Hope Network Foundation. He previously served as the Marketing and Public Relations Manager for Gilda’s Club Grand Rapids/LaughFest, and at SpartanNash, as both a Product Development Manager and the Culture and Corporate Affairs Manager.

Alex Ritzenheim of Clark and Clark Realty will be our breakfast sponsor.

Location: Hungerford Nichols, 2910 Lucerne Dr SE, Grand Rapids, 49546

Registration link is below Erik’s picture below. You do not need to enter a credit card number to register for this free meeting. Visitors are welcome for their first two meetings, after which we ask that you become a member of the FHBA.

Join us May 8, 2025, 7:30-9:00 AM, for Dr. Paul Isley’s West Michigan Economic Update at Mary Free Bed YMCA!

Paul is the Associate Dean and Professor of Economics for the Seidman College of Business at Grand Valley State University, which he joined in 1995 after earning his Ph.D. in Economics from Purdue University. He also holds an M.S. in Economics from Purdue University and a dual B.S. in Physics and Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Isely’s research interests have led to many local articles and reports. These articles have explored West Michigan’s economy including forecasts of growth, the state of entrepreneurship, health care costs, environmental clean-up values, economic impacts of various activities, and the costs and benefits of wind power. He has been interviewed extensively by TV, radio, and newspapers on the West Michigan economy and its relationship to the national and state economies.

L2 Advisors will be our breakfast sponsor.

Registration link is below Paul’s picture. No credit card number entry needed for this free meeting—but you do have to enter your address at checkout.

Join the FHBA on April 10th for a great breakfast networking event! We will be meeting 7:30-9:00 AM at Sentinel Pointe, 2900 Thornhills Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546. Click below to register.

On Feb 13, 2025, join the Forest Hills Business Association for an educational keynote by Shelby Powers from Pine Rest.

Shelby’s informative presentation will be addressing Stress in the Workplace—a topic that directly affects all of us. Arrive at 7:30 for morning networking and a breakfast provided by our host, the Sheraton Grand Rapids Airport Hotel. We finish about 9 AM. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Brittany from Talons Out will address the FHBA membership at our November meeting.

The Honor Flight Network is a national network comprised of independent Hubs working together in furtherance of the Honor Flight mission “…to transport America’s veterans to Washington, D.C. to visit the memorials dedicated to honoring those who have served and sacrificed for our country.

In furtherance of this common goal, we have the opportunity to show our nation’s veterans the appreciation and honor they deserve. Participation in an Honor Flight trip gives veterans the opportunity to share this momentous occasion with other comrades, to remember friends and comrades lost, and share their stories and experiences with other veterans. All honored veterans travel at no cost to the veteran.
The Honor Flight Network is currently serving veterans from the WWII, Korean War and Vietnam War eras. We also serve terminally ill veterans serving during any era.

Thank you to our Host LMCU! A special shout out to our Breakfast Sponsor Care Patrol, Lauren Wu!

IT’s Oktoberfest at Care Patrol. Join the Forest Hills Business Association for Happy Hour. Enjoy some food, some drinks, a little bit of networking and some live music.

Thank you to CarePatrol for hosting our First Ever Quarterly Happy Hour. This new experience is a chance for your business to gather the membership for a time of fellowship, networking and building relationships with other members. It is also an opportunity for you to “show off” your business. If you are interested in hosting the next Quarterly Happy Hour please reach out to Lauren Wu of Care Patrol lwu@carepatrol.com

Cathy George, an accomplished, some would say formidable, college volleyball coach is GR’s professional volleyball team’s head coach. Join us in October to learn more about her career, the Rise and the future of Women’s Professional Volleyball in Grand Rapids.

With an impressive first season, George took the Rise to the Pro Volleyball Federation championship match. In leading her team to the finals she had to face the top-seeded Atlanta Vibe in the semi-finals. The Rise executed the game plan and achieved a huge up-set in five set victory over the Vibe. The first season of the Rise ended with a loss to the No. 2 seeded Omaha Supernovas in the title match. George and the Rise finished the 2024 season with a 13-13 record, with a 7-5 record at home inside Van Andel Arena.

The winningest coach in the history of Michigan State University’s volleyball program, George led the Spartans for 17 seasons (2005-21) and totaled 35 years as a collegiate head coach, including 11 seasons (1994-2004) at Western Michigan University. Upon her retirement from MSU in January 2022, her 667 career wins (667-457, .593) ranked 15th among active Division I coaches and third in the Big Ten.

As a college coach, George became the first woman to coach in the NCAA D1 Final Four when she took her University of Texas-Arlington program to the national semifinals in 1989. She has made 15 NCAA tournament appearances, coached 26 AVCA All-Americans, and garnered a slew of coaching honors.

Thank you to our Host and Breakfast Sponsor Provision Living

Tom Cronkright is the Executive Chairman of CertifID, a technology platform designed to safeguard electronic payments from fraud.  He co-founded the company in response to a wire fraud he experienced and the rising instances of real estate wire fraud. He also serves as the CEO of Sun Title, a leading title agency in Michigan. Tom is a licensed attorney, real estate broker, title insurance producer and nationally recognized expert on cybersecurity and wire fraud.

Thank you to our Host the Village of Heather Hills! Also a special shout out to our Breakfast Sponsor Grow Trust Partners, Rachel Dick!

Join us Thursday for Networking and an exciting demonstration by our local Robotics Team, The Comets. The Comets are world-class team composed of students from Forest Hills Northern, Easter, and Central High Schools. In 2024, the team placed in the top 80 out of over 3400 teams worldwide. As the COMETS build robots, the students learn and practice invaluable engineering, design, communications, marketing and leadership skills. These students also mentor the middle school and elementary school teams, support many other local robotics teams and host free events at the downtown library to show kids the fun of robotics, science, technology, engineering, arts, and math.

Thank you to our host and breakfast sponsor United Bank!

Katie Ostreko, is the VP of Sales and Marketing at Quality Edge.

She loves solving big, challenging problems, and implementing the pieces that make a strategy work. Katie has always looked to storytelling as a way to connect with people and bring big, scary issues into pieces that simplify the challenges. Katie has worked to create leadership development tools and frameworks for her teams and herself. These tools break down complex situations into manageable pieces to help with things like delivering feedback, sharing perspectives, working collaboratively, negotiating within an organization, and making smart decisions.

Join us at Cascade Trails for a delicious breakfast. EXGR’s Marketing Partnership Manager, Jaylyn McCloy will teach us about Grand Rapids Destination Marketing Platform. In her role, Jaylyn ensures that relationships are beneficial for both these community partners. the meeting planners, convention attendees, and leisure travelers that EXGR serves. Register Here

Join local leaders and industry experts for a discussion on one of the hottest topics in business today: Artificial Intelligence. You’ll learn how to transform and adapt your business to this rapidly developing technology with conversations on how AI could fundamentally impact every facet of your business. No matter your industry, AI has all of the promise (and potential pitfalls) of a once-in-a-lifetime technological breakthrough. Attend this compelling panel discussion for insights on how to take full advantage of its potential.

EXPERTS INCLUDE:

Devon Bleibtry, Cofounder and Chief Executive at Flockx

Bob Dunning, Chief Information Officer at Consumers Credit Union

Nate Jean, Managing Partner/Delivery Lead at Kyros Digital

Moderated by Lynne Jarman-Johnson, Chief Marketing Office at Consumers Credit Union

Securely destroy personal and sensitive documents. We are accepting up to four boxes of documents per car. This event is available to the families and businesses of Forest Hills and the Cascade Area.

Join the FHBA with a lively conversation with Marc Dion from The Balanced Leadership Center. It is their purpose to uncover, identify, teach and hold accountable to proven fundamentals that make businesses, teams, leaders and individuals perform better.